Patty Kempker

Stevenson School's literacy leader (and proud wife, mama, lifelong learner)

#d45learn4life

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

Stevenson reading camp was a success ⛺️

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

Beautiful family evening! Little campers were seen reading everywhere! 🏕️

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

S’more’s, books, family, and friends. What more could we ask for? 📚⛺️🔥💜🏕️

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

Kindergarten students are learning how our feelings can change throughout the day ☺️🥲😫😴🥱 they began using their Mood Meter to monitor how they feel 💕@rulerapproach

[Patty Kempker @MrsKempker]

The turnout was amazing for Family Reading Night! I loved every minute!

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

Bedtime Stories was a success! Families gathered to spend quality time enjoying stories, making memories and connecting with our staff. Love for reading was in the air tonight! 📚 🥰

[Schafer School @D45Schafer]

A big congratulations to @MsKatieMeyer for being selected as Teacher of the Year AND Region 58 Difference Maker. Well deserved Katie!

[Anne Meyer @MrsMeyerArt]

All students @D45YorkCenter created paper sculptures during our first week in art! Students loved shaping and gluing strips of paper to create fun abstract designs. Nice job York Center artists!

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

There's more to the Science of Reading than foundational skills! Take 60 seconds to read this statement from a group of outstanding scientists (and me) about the importance of background knowledge to reading comprehension, equity, and motivation. https://t.co/tL29ijowNq

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Some of you know that I've been trying for a very long time to get more attention to informational text, science, & social studies in early ed. So excited today about a statement from the https://t.co/inaDvW15Ig @ClassroomWonder ‼️(Okay, maybe it hasn't been quite 84 years . . .)

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

We can’t wait to start the year with our Little Lions! Have a great school year, everyone.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Not all your students come to class wanting to learn… but they all come wanting to belong. And when they feel like they belong… they’re much more likely to learn.

[Dr. Raúl Gastón @PrincipalGaston]

STEM day this year was an amazing success due to the fantastic work from select @D45Jackson and @D45Jefferson 7th grade students and the preparation by many staff members. Thanks to @D45Schafer for hosting, D45 PTA, and D45 maintenance for making everything possible. 🔭🧬🔬⚛️👩🏽‍🔬

[Susie Scott @sscott143]

Connecting with our lions today! Even got to see a few from a safe distance! #d45yorkcenter #happyheart❤️

[Patty Kempker @MrsKempker]

He was my favorite guest at DLT!!! (no offense to everyone else, who I love)

[Patty Kempker @MrsKempker]

Amazing!! #d45learn4life

[🅜s. 🅜🅐🅝🅩🅐🅝🅞 @Maestra_Manzano]

Thank you to the IT department and to Mrs. Casey for helping pick up and drop off our student’s Chromebook yesterday! The team went above and beyond and now he’s up and running again #teamwork #AllInThisTogether @D45Stevenson His mom is unbelievably grateful ❤️

[Patty Kempker @MrsKempker]

Teaching small reading groups on #Zoom today! It's so good to see my friends' faces and hear their reading ... thanks for the "share screen" function so we all have common text! #ilschoolsstepup #KeepLearning #d45learn4life @D45Schools @D45Stevenson

[Patty Kempker @MrsKempker]

Love my school!

[Stevenson School @D45Stevenson]

I’m so proud of our @D45Stevenson team. They are incredibly dedicated to our #LittleLions. #ADifferentTypeOfFirstResponder #ProudPrincipal #ilschoolsstepup #keeplearning @D45Schools